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Constituency ofInverness | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Registered | 29,263 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Turnout | 50.1% ( 12.8%) | ||||||||||||||||||
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The1922 Inverness by-election was aby-election held on 16 March 1922 for theBritish House of Commonsconstituency ofInverness.
The by-election was caused by theresignation of the sittingCoalition Liberal Member of Parliament (MP)Rt Hon. Sir Thomas Brash Morison, upon his appointment as aSenator of the College of Justice.[citation needed] Morison had held the seat since 1917.[citation needed]
At the last general election, the Liberal candidate,Sir Thomas Morison was elected with the endorsement of the Coalition Government.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| C | Liberal | Thomas Brash Morison | 7,991 | 73.2 | N/A |
| Highland Land League | George James Bruce | 2,930 | 26.8 | N/A | |
| Majority | 5,061 | 46.4 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 10,921 | 37.3 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 29,263 | ||||
| Liberalwin (new seat) | |||||
| Cindicatescandidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
The Inverness Liberal Association chose as their candidate to defend the seat,Sir Murdoch Macdonald. Macdonald was a supporter of the Coalition Government and received the additional support of the Inverness Unionist Association. The Scottish Liberal Federation, who were opposed to the Coalition Government, organised support forMackenzie Livingstone, who was adopted as an Independent Liberal candidate.[2]
The result was a victory for the Coalition Liberal candidate.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| C | Liberal | Murdoch Macdonald | 8,340 | 51.0 | −22.2 |
| Independent Liberal | Alexander Livingstone | 8,024 | 49.0 | New | |
| Majority | 316 | 2.0 | −44.4 | ||
| Turnout | 16,364 | 50.1 | +13.8 | ||
| Registered electors | 32,695 | ||||
| Liberalhold | Swing | -22.2 | |||
| Cindicatescandidate endorsed by the coalition government. | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| National Liberal | Murdoch Macdonald | 9,796 | 52.7 | +1.7 | |
| Liberal | Alexander Livingstone | 8,785 | 47.3 | −1.7 | |
| Majority | 1,011 | 5.4 | +3.4 | ||
| Turnout | 18,581 | 54.3 | +4.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 34,244 | ||||
| National Liberalhold | Swing | +1.7 | |||
Sir Murdoch Macdonald held the seat until he retired in1950 aged 83.
